Xenelaphis ellipsifer | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenelaphisellipsifer,theornatebrownsnake,orocellatedbrownsnake,isalargespeciesofsnake,upto2.5m(8ft2in)long,whichisfoundinMalaysiaand ...
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Species of snake
Xenelaphis ellipsifer, the ornate brown snake,[3] or ocellated brown snake,[4] is a large species of snake, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long,[5] which is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.[1] It has a rounded snout, its head is distinct from its neck,[5] and it has protruding large round eyes.[3] The top of the snake (the dorsum) is orange-red in color, and along the sides of its body are large black-edged squarish brown blotches separated by cream colored spaces.[5] It has a yellow upper lip.[6] X. ellipsifer is an aquatic species, found in forests at 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft) above sea level.[5]
The first description of this snake was published in 1900 by George Albert Boulenger, who found a single specimen in a fish trap...
ADW: Xenelaphis ellipsifer | 台北市立動物園資訊網
CLASSIFICATION - ADW | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Ocellated Brown Snake | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Ocellated Brown Snake | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Ocellated Brown Snake | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenelaphis | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenelaphis ellipsifer | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger, 1900 | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenelaphis ellipsifer | 台北市立動物園資訊網
【百花錦蛇】:游蛇科;易危
百花錦蛇最明顯的特徵為頭部額頂赭紅色,至唇部轉為淡灰色,體色則為灰綠色,並散布深色環型塊斑,尾部則呈現紅色深淺相間環...